What Made Buddha The Great by Jayanti Sekhar
What Made Buddha The Great by Jayanti Sekhar
When I heard the story of Gautam Buddha, my
question was always about his wife and son that he left behind...this write-up
by Vikram Bhattacharya touches that part of the
story
He left her in
the middle of the night, the night their son was
born. When she heard the news
she was devastated.
born. When she heard the news
she was devastated.
Yet, she did
not complain but her life lost all meaning. The only reason for her
to live now was her son. She wanted him to grow up to be a man that
the world would look up to.
Her friends
and relatives came around and asked her to forget about the man who
had left her and start life again. They asked her to marry again but
she refused. She was young & beautiful & suitors queued up outside
her door, but she refused each one of them.
Then one fine
day he came back! He stood in front of her and she could hardly remember him as
the man who had left her. “They call you the Buddha now?” she asked him gently.
“I hear they
do,” he answered in a calm fashion. “What does it mean?” she further
inquired. “I think it means the enlightened one, a knower,” he informed. She
smiled and then a silence.
“I suppose we have both learned something. Your lessons O Buddha, will make the world richer in spirit, but my lesson will unfortunately remain largely unknown.” she reflected deeply.... “And what lesson is that? ” The Buddha probed. Her eyes sparkled with unshed tears, “That a courageous woman does not need anyone to complete her..... SHE IS COMPLETE ON HER OWN”
“I suppose we have both learned something. Your lessons O Buddha, will make the world richer in spirit, but my lesson will unfortunately remain largely unknown.” she reflected deeply.... “And what lesson is that? ” The Buddha probed. Her eyes sparkled with unshed tears, “That a courageous woman does not need anyone to complete her..... SHE IS COMPLETE ON HER OWN”
Saluting
womanhood for the Yashodhara spirit.
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